Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4·NCES 360007905530
PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA
219 E 109TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10029 · (212) 860-5847 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
288 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
74.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 72.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA
PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA this school | 306 | 94.1% | 68.8% |
| BROOKLYN RISE CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 336 | 89.6% | 45.4% |
| BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL BRONX | 315 | 91.4% | 46.8% |
| ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 309 | 94.2% | 30.3% |
| PS 20 PORT RICHMOND STATEN ISLAND | 277 | 91.3% | 20.6% |
| WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) BRONX | 304 | 97.4% | 35.8% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #438 of 2,335 | #51 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #440 of 2,342 ▲ 61 | #51 of 151 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #390 of 2,343 ▲ 82 | #51 of 151 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #1,950 of 2,585 | #101 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #699 of 2,338 | #47 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #1,373 of 2,388 | #94 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #241 of 2,534 | #35 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #302 of 1,757 | #51 of 114 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
306
-45 (-13%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 306 | 28.5 | 10.7:1 | 94% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 25.1 | 13.5:1 | 95% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 24.9 | 12.1:1 | 93% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 87% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 89% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 90% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 87% (365) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA.
About PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA
PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA sits in NEW YORK, New York, and is classified as an elementary school. It reported 306 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4 runs 30 schools with a combined 11,316 students. PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA is one of them.
The largest group at PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA is Hispanic students, at 71%. Other groups make up 14% Black, 8% Asian, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 24% of New York County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
There are about 10.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA, which has 28.5. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA is about 94%. The rate at public schools in New York County averages 70%, lower than here.
PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of New York public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA is +28.4 points, in the top 10% of New York. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.8%, and the predicted rate is 40.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for New York County show that the median household earns about $103,931 a year, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across New York County, 358 public schools serve about 152,104 students.
The closest school to PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA is BILINGUAL BICULTURAL SCHOOL (THE), located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 13%, from 351 to 306. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.1:1 in 2020-21 to 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA. You can also rate the school on this page.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERAHow many students attend PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA?
PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA enrolls approximately 306 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA have?
PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA?
At PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA, the student body is approximately 3% White, 71% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA public or private?
PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.